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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-04-11 Airport Commission SummaryKENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION AGENDA April 11, 1996 City Hall Council Chambers Chairman Tom Thibodeau 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes March 14, 1996 4. Persons Present Scheduled to be Heard 5. Old Business al bi Recap Pending Projects i. Automated Fuel System Float Plane Basin ii. Airport Advertising Concession iii. Master Plan iv. Float Plane Basin Camp Sites Fire Training Center 6. New Business a. Airport Budget b. INTERact Group Proposal 7. Airport Manager's Report 8. Commission Comments and Questions 9. Information Items 8 Patricia Sullivan, P.E., FAA Letter Aries Consultants Letter Memo to C. Freas 10. Adjournment Agenda April 1 1 .doc 1. Roll Call Members Present' Members Absent' Others Present' KENAI AIRPORT COMMISSION April 11, 1996 * * Minutes* * Bonnie Koerber, Ron Holloway, Henry Knackstedt, James Bielefeld Tom Thibodeau, Barbara Edwards Airport Manager Randy Ernst, City Councilman Ray Measles, Administrative Assistant Marilyn Kebschull 2. Approval of Acjenda KNACKSTEDT MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF AGENDA. MOTION SECONDED BY BIELEFELD. APPROVED. 3. Approval of Minutes March 14, 1996 KNACKSTEDT MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF MINUTES. MOTION SECONDED BY BIELEFELD. APPROVED. 4. Persons Present Scheduled to be Heard 5. Old Business a. Recap Pending Projects i. Automated Fuel System Float Plane Basin Ernst advised that tomorrow they will have the final computer blessing on the system and will be on line with the automated fuel system by the time the water has thawed. Knackstedt asked what had taken so long as he had forgotten. Ernst stated there had been a year delay because of problems with the original bank passed onto another bank and they decided they wanted more information. That went on throughout that whole summer. Now, we finally have everything that we need. The bank's blessing, the system working. Ernst noted they had dispensed fuel from there last fall as an advertising ploy. ii. Airport Advertising Concession Ernst drew attention to the documents in the packet noting this is what has been provided to those interested. Ernst stated that three of these have been given out. One to the Airspace Concession people, another to Magnum, and Paul Gray of the Nickel Saver. They have to be in by 2 p.m. on 4/19/96. Ernst stated that he AIRPORT COMMISSION APRIL 11, 1996 PAGE 1 MINUTES recalled someone was going to help evaluate those. Holloway noted it was him and Barbara Edwards. Ernst stated he will contact them after 2 p.m. on the 1 9th and they can establish a time to get together. iii. Master Plan Ernst commented that if the Commission drew a line from the 3 to 9a on the agenda, the FAA letter approved Working Paper No. 1 so it is proceeding. In conjunction with that, 9b informational items, Aries has asked the Flight Service Station to give a count starting in May on the activity after the tower closes. Flight Service will put a weather person in the tower for weather observation. Ernst noted he did not know what had happened with the other person who had been doing weather observation but there will be an FSS type in there taking weather. They will give an account and Ernst noted he will ask that they start counting the float plane operations also. iv. Float Plane Basin Camp Sites Ernst noted that he had talked with Commissioner Knackstedt and to the administration and council, although not formally, and they will not be drilling a well. This is because of the problems with DEC and EPA and the DEC item needs to be resolved with the contaminated soils on the terminal side of the runway. It probably would not be prudent to drill a well because the city has said there is no way anything can be contaminated from that site. Ernst stated he had spoken with the shop teacher at KCHS and he was to have gotten back on the grates for the fire pits and he has not responded. Because of that, they will probably be ordered commercially and that information is being obtained through Parks & Rec. The picnic tables will be obtained. Ernst stated the pads are already there. Holloway asked if there was any chance for a water tank being placed there for a water supply? Ernst stated it would have to be fairly secure. Bielefeld asked if there were water in other overnight campsites in town. Discussion that there were not any on the bluffs? Knackstedt stated there is a hand pump type by the municipal playground adjacent to the campground. Ernst commented that it seems like people get water somehow. If there is a big out cry, they may need to look at coming from Birch or what should be Avenue. That is where the power was brought through. There is a utility right of way there. Discussion that it might be cheaper to do that than to drill a well and it is almost equal distance to the well house too. Ernst added that if they went to the well house they would have to go under paved road but if they went to the well house, if they use the Fifth Street entrance, there is just the gravel road. Knackstedt asked if anyone had looked at extending a main and a installing afire hydrant in case of a need with the fueling point. Ernst stated they had spoken with the water and sewer person and he will AIRPORT COMMISSION APRIL 11, 1996 PAGE 2 MINUTES be checking it out. Ernst stated he thought that would be expensive and it might be better to tap a line into the line at Birch and come down Fifth Avenue. b. Fire Training Center Ernst stated this has been moving quickly. In conjunction, Ernst suggested combining the Fire Training Center with the Interact Proposal which is under New Business. That proposal is in the packet and council passed Resolution 96-29 and approved $27,500 ($20,000 to bring the group online to do the work and another $7,500 for transportation). Ernst stated they have contracted with them to do a business plan for the Fire Training Center. Ernst drew attention to the document in the packet and explained the figures in the proposal. Commission viewed a video that had been prepared by the Interact Group. Ernst advised there is a training brochure that goes with the video. There will be a different cover on it. There were some made up for the fire chiefs so they could look to see what the particular curriculum will be. Ernst stated this will be approached basically by saying we want the facility to be here; however, not saying that the city will be the trainers. Organizations can bring their trainers and use the facility. That gives the State Fire Marshall and the state training people an out. They can train their people but use this facility. In conjunction with that have the University of Alaska operate the facility. Ernst noted that the city is required by the FAA to own it and it will be owned by the city. Ernst gave an example of the Hilton Hotel being owned by a native corporation and they hire someone to run it. Ernst stated they did have the statewide fire training people there to put on a presentation and they thought it would be a bid for the center but it fell short of that. However, they would like to see this facility built at Camp Carroll rather than at Kenai. They are behind the power curve with a long way to go. Ernst stated he didn't think they could convince the federal government that putting $5 million dollars on a piece of property that belongs to the Army or Air Force or whoever it belongs to is a good idea. They did say that they have props at Elmendorf that could fulfill the Part 139 requirements. That particular prop has some problems even though it is a propane prop. They cannot get it to work in temperatures below 30 degrees and there are some inherent safety problems. The Air Force ordered 40 units and are in the process of putting them in different bases. Ernst stated he thought there were nine in place now and none are operational. Base commanders will not allow them to be operated until there are some major work done on them. They way to go if they are this as training. This thought the city had are a life-threatening hazard at this point. They have a long going to say that Eilision will allow civilian population to use presents a whole new scenario of problems. Ernst stated he a good shot at the facility. Ernst stated that Bill Booth of Interact and the Chief are in Anchorage today and tomorrow answering questions of the fire chiefs to try to get them in line with this AIRPORT COMMISSION APRIL 11, 1996 PAGE 3 MINUTES proposal. Although, the city doesn't particularly need their approval. The FAA wants the State DOT to come online and that is what the city is doing now. The city is preparing for a meeting in Juneau with the Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Public Safety and the maintenance end of DOT. Ernst stated they will do that and prior to that meeting they will go to Ketchikan, Kodiak. While in Juneau, they will visit the City of Juneau and then visit the cities of Fairbanks and Anchorage. Ernst stated that when they are done, they will have the state approval. Ernst stated all the senators, representatives, and governor are in favor. Once, they do that they hope to put the application in by the first week in June. Patty Sullivan of the FAA advised Ernst that they would need at least a month to evaluate the proposal. And, if there is no other proposal, they would possibly start working on the funding in July and have it ready for FY97 allocation which starts in October. Ernst stated theoretically they could be breaking ground this time next year. Ernst stated they are on the fast track. The Interact Group is working hard. They will make a few changes to the video such as adding the city's address to the end. The curriculum will be finished with the brochures. Ernst stated they have two sets of four each of some of the fire training photos in poster sized photos. Knackstedt asked about "Air Stairs?" stating they haven't discussed them for a few months. Ernst stated he needs to speak to the man in Anchorage again and that he will do that. Ernst stated there is also the possibility that he can get Jim Bloomenthal who lives right where a lot of stuff is stored in Arizona and he might be able to get information for them. 6. New Business a. Airport Budget Ernst stated that for the Commission's benefit he had submitted the budget that was submitted to council. At last night's budget meeting the four Airport Departments were reviewed and the budget as presented stayed intact. Ernst gave the Commission a quick overview of the budget and explained how revenues are generated for the airport. Ernst advised there are no major projects planned this year. The only item of significance is repair work at the northwest end of the airport fencing needs fixing. The other repair item of note will be replacing the automatic doors. Knackstedt asked about the large contingency. Measles explained that it balances revenues with expenses. Ernst stated it is the unallocated revenues. Knackstedt asked who put the budget together and Ernst explained that each Department Head prepares a budget. The Finance Director consults as far as past revenue trends, past expenditures, etc. Any cuts would have come from the City Manager level. AIRPORT COMMISSION APRIL 11, 1996 PAGE 4 MINUTES b. INTERact Group Proposal Covered earlier. 7. Airport Manager's Report Ernst stated in the back of the packet is a pie chart of the last three months enplanements. Ernst noted that Southcentral is starting to pickup business they are up to 13 percent from 8 percent the last two months. Ernst stated the figures reflect a leveling off. Ernst directed attention to a sheet he had handed out. The current figures are more consistent with 1 994 than 1995. Ernst stated that 1995 was the highest year ever. Ernst stated his "gut" feeling is that 1996 will fall between 94 and 95 levels. Holloway noted last year was a big year. Ernst stated he thought there was a mystery to it but he guessed it was just the price of the tickets. Koerber asked if Ernst could explain what happened in 1 985 with the increase in enplanements. Ernst stated that was a boom year and then dropped dramatically. Measles stated he thought it could be attributed to Tesoro contract people. 8. Commission Comments and Questions 9. Information Items a. Patricia Sullivan, P.E., FAA Letter b. Aries Consultants Letter c. Memo to C. Freas 10. Adjournment KNACKSTEDT MOVED TO ADJOURN. MOTION SECONDED BY KOERBER. MEETING ADOURNED AT 7'45 P.IVI. Res p~,~, tf u I I y//s u bm itt ed' Marilyn Kebschull Administrative Assistant AIRPORT COMMISSION APRIL 11, 1996 PAGE 5 MINUTES